Sanja is a South Slavic feminine given name, meaning "she dreams".

Notable persons with this name

Sanja Ančić Sanja Ančić (; born 18 July 1988) is a former tennis player from Croatia. She won a total of eight International Tennis Federation, ITF tournaments in singles and one title in doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 159, which she r ...

(born 1988), Croatian tennis player * Sanja Bestic (born 1982), Serbian-American director, writer and producer * Sanja Bizjak (born 1988), Serbian pianist *

Sanja Bogosavljević Sanja Bogosavljević ( sr-cyr, Сања Богосављевић; born 28 June 1979) is a Serbian singer and a member of the girlband Beauty Queens, which was formed by gathering backing vocalists of Marija Šerifović after victory in the Eurovi ...

(born 1979), Serbian singer *

Sanja Damjanović Sanja Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Дамјановић; born June 5, 1972) is a physicist from Montenegro and was minister of science in the government of Montenegro from 2016 until 2020. Biography Sanja Damjanović finished the exte ...

(born 1972), Montenegrin physicist and minister of science *

Sanja Doležal Sanja Doležal (born 9 May 1963) is a Croatian singer and television host. She is best known for being a member of the pop music band Novi fosili between 1983 and the early 1990s, during the peak of the group's popularity. After retiring fro ...

(born 1963), Croatian singer and television host *

Sanja Đorđević Sanja Đorđević (; born 1969) is a Serbian turbo-folk singer best known for her hit-songs "Crveni lak" (2005); "Mutivoda" (1999) and "Svetlo crveno" (2008). Born in 1969 in Pljevlja, she was brought up in Sarajevo. Her first album, ''Ko je ta'' ...

(born 1969), Montenegrin turbo-folk singer *

Sanja Gavrilović Sanja Gavrilović (born 20 September 1982 in Split, Split-Dalmacija) is a female hammer thrower from Croatia. Her personal best throw is 70.07 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ljubljana {{Infobox settlement , name = Ljubljana , ...

(born 1982), Croatian hammer thrower * Sanja Grohar (born 1984), Slovenian model and singer *

Sanja Ilić Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар "Сања" Илић; 27 March 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav musician and composer. Ilić started composing as a teenager. In 1971 he formed the rock band San, which ...

(1951–2021), Serbian composer, keyboardist and architect *

Sanja Iveković Sanja Iveković (born 1949 in Zagreb) is a Croatian photographer, performer, sculptor and installation artist. Her work is known to tackle such issues as female identity, media, consumerism, and political strife. Considered to be one of the leading ...

(born 1949), Croatian photographer, sculptor and installation artist *

Sanja Jovanović Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstr ...

(born 1986), Croatian swimmer *

Sanja Knežević Sanja Knežević (; born 23 January 1984) is a Montenegrin basketball player. She plays at position Power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation ...

(born 1984), Montenegrin basketball player * Sanja Malagurski (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player *

Sanja Maletić Sanja Maletić ( sr-cyr, Сања Малетић; born 27 April 1973) is a bosnian-serbian pop-folk singer. Music career Sanja began her music career in the end of 1998. Personal life Maletić was born into an ethnic Serb family in Tuzla, SR ...

(born 1973), Bosnian pop-folk singer *

Sanja Mandić Sanja Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Мандић; born 14 March 1995) is a Serbian basketball player for BC Samara and the Serbia women's national basketball team, Serbian national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Champi ...

(born 1995), Serbian basketball player *

Sanja Matejaš Sanja is a South Slavic feminine given name, meaning "she dreams". Notable persons with this name *Sanja Ančić (born 1988), Croatian tennis player * Sanja Bestic (born 1982), Serbian-American director, writer and producer * Sanja Bizjak (born ...

or Sanya Mateyas, Croatian–American actress and singer *

Sanja Nikčević Sanja Nikčević (born 1960) is a Croatian theatre critic and distinguished professor of theatre history in the drama department of the Arts Academy of Osijek, Croatia. She is also head of the drama module of the doctoral program in literature ...

(born 1960), Croatian theatre critic and professor of theatre history *

Sanja Orozović Sanja Orozović (; born 11 May 1990) is a Serbian-Hungary, Hungarian professional basketball player who plays for ŽKK Spartak Subotica, Spartak Subotica. In 2018, she won the Women Adriatic Basketball Association championship with ŽKK Budućnos ...

(born 1990), Serbian basketball player *

Sanja Ožegović Sanja Ožegović (born 15 June 1959) is a former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known ...

(born 1959), Yugoslav basketball player * Sanja Papić (born 1984), Serbian model and beauty pageant contestant *

Sanja Popović Sanja Popović Gamma (born 31 May 1984) is a Croatian volleyball player. She last played as opposite spiker for Vasas SC. She competed at the 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti e ...

(born 1984), Croatian volleyball player *

Sanja Premović Sanja Premović (born 27 November 1992) is a Montenegrin handballer for Konyaaltı Belediyesi SK and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Semifinalist'': 2011 The year marked the start of a ...

(born 1992), Montenegrin handball player *

Sanja Radosavljević Sanja Radosavljević ( sr-cyr, Сања Радосављевић; born 15 January 1994) is a Serbian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams ...

(born 1994), Serbian handball player *

Sanja Rajović Sanja Rajović (born 18 May 1981) is a Serbian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a go ...

(born 1981), Serbian handball player *

Sanja Starović Sanja Starović (, born 25 March 1983) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She has played for Serbia women's national volleyball team, competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games o ...

(born 1983), Serbian volleyball player *

Sanja Štiglic Sanja Štiglic (born 10 March 1970) is a Slovenian civil servant, diplomat and politician, and a former President of the UNICEF Executive Board at the international level. Life Sanja Štiglic studied law at the University of Ljubljana. She wa ...

(born 1970), Slovenian civil servant, diplomat and politician *

Sanja Stijačić Sanja Stijačić (born 14 November 1965) is a Serbian flutist and Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Pristina (Kosovska Mitrovica) and University of East Sarajevo. Education Sanja Stijačić was born in Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Y ...

(born 1965), Serbian flautist and professor *

Sanja Vejnović Sanja Vejnović (born 8 August 1961) is a Croatian film and television actress. Career Vejnović started her film career in 1978, with Branko Ivanda film ''Court Martial''. She came under international spotlight in Vatroslav Mimica's 1981 epic ...

(born 1961), Croatian actress *

Sanja Vučić Sanja Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Сања Вучић, ; born 8 August 1993) is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Initially the lead vocalist of the Serbian crossover band ZAA, she represented Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Goo ...

(born 1993), Serbian singer *

Sanja Vujović Sanja Vujović (née Damnjanović; born 25 May 1987) is a retired Serbian female handball player. Achievements *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2009 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2009 *Serbian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010, 2011 *Serbi ...

(born 1987), Serbian handball player

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